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Shanghai & Tsingtao 1926. Two b.w. photos, very good, black corners mounted to an album board page, clean, no fading, together with 10 early period post cards of Tsingtau or Qingtao, China. R A R E MOMENTOS OF A U.S. NAVAL OFFICER IN TSINGTAO: This item consists of a few fascinating and historic items from an unnamed U.S. Naval officer serving aboard the U.S.S, Beaver. Two historic photos documenting the visit of three high level Chinese military officers to the Beaver, and a small but early group of photo postcards of a visit to Tsingtao. * This item consists of two very nice photographs of the U.S.S. Beaver & its Naval officers and three Chinese military guests, both dated 1926, and were photo album extracts. Together with: Eleven early period photo postcards, the first of which is a very early ca. 1897-1897 period double panoramic view of the main street in Tsingtao/Tsingtau [Qingdao] . THE TWO B.W. PHOTOGRAPHS: The first photo shows with caption in the photo: "Two Chinese Officers visiting the U.S.S. Beaver Tsingtao China." This shows what appears as a very high Chinese Naval officer, perhaps an Admiral with his sword, and another similarly dressed Chinese Naval officer, with a third Chinese army General with many chest medals and his sword. The Chinese group are flanked by the U.S. Naval Captain and his executive officer [?] a Lt. Commander, aboard the U.S.S. Beaver. . The second photo shows an unnamed person in a Rickshaw, caption reads: "Shanghai China 1926." This is likely an American Naval officer on shore leave. There is a Chinese Rickshaw man posing for the camera. It is our opinion, that this collection was his, a memento of a visit to Tsingtao, China in 1926. There, he collected the below listed fascinating and quite early postcards as a souvenir. . Both photos are corner mounted on a black board, with gilt on 3 edges, photo size is 14.6 x 18.7 cm, board size is 20 x 14 cm., both are in very good, clean condition. There is no fading or other flaws. The versos show where other photos were removed, with a few corners remaining and one other caption dated 1925. * THE PHOTO-POSTCARDS ELEVEN IN ALL: a. No caption. This is a very RARE and exceptionally early primitive photograph of the main street in Tsingtau. There is no date, but from the look of the vacant land and minor number of foreign buildings, one can place this photo to have been taken about 1897-1899, most likely by the Germans who occupied that area from 1897., they immediately developed the area into their possession. This early double-panoramic photo view is quite RARE. Double post card panoramas of this early period are exceptionally RARE and obscure. . A rare two-postcard panoramic view of Tsingtau, verso hinge restored and reinforced using Japanese Washi hand-made mulberry paper & rice glue, now stable, b.w. photo, double-post standard card size: 27.6 x 9 cm. . b. No caption. An early view of the primitive Tsingtao beach area, ca. 1900, b.w. photo. . c. "TSINGTAU PANORAMA" published by Warehouse Max Grill, Tsingtau, China, printed in Germany, b.w. collotype photo. . d. "STRAND RATHING REACH' [sic should be spelled Bathing Beach sic], + Japanese title. Japan, collotype b.w. photo. . e. "A FAMOUS PLACES AT TSINGTAU" + Japanese title. Japan, collotype b.w. photo. . f. "THE JAPANESE CONSULATE GENERAL, TSINGTAU" + Japanese title. Japan, collotype b.w. photo. . g. "THE TSINGTAU TOBKUBEN KOSHO AT CHINE" + Japanese title. Japan, collotype b.w. photo. . h. "SHANTUNG ROAD TSINGTAU" + Japanese title. Japan, collotype color photo. . i."TSINGTAU KRONPRINZENSTR." published by Verlag von Max Grill, Kaufhaus, Tsingtau, China, [printed in Germany], b.w. collotype photo. . j. "TSINGTAU, FRIEDRICHSTRASSE" published by verlag Buchorucherel Adolf Haupt, b.w. collotype photo. With penned message in German, dated 23.9.08 [1908], post marked sans postal stamp. *** RARITY: Early photographs of U.S. Naval vessels, and Chinese military visitors are unusual. This example is quite.
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